A teacher who manipulated people around the world to sexually abuse children in their care was branded a “malign puppet master” by a judge as he was jailed. Richard Clark
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Ministers have been urged to make reporting child abuse mandatory after a major cover-up at two leading Catholic schools. The call in the House of Lords for action came after
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A woman has had seven children taken from her care after social workers raised concern about “chronic neglect” with family court judges. The woman’s first child was removed from her
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As the next school year begins, a new study has identified the impact that early trauma has on a child’s education and prospects for good future health. Published in the
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A disgraced police inspector who admitted making or distributing more than 300 indecent images of children has been sacked. Lee Bartram, of West Midlands Police, was thrown out of the
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Intelligence around female genital mutilation (FGM) has been branded “quite frankly woeful” by the lead officer who said the lack of a conviction in the UK is unacceptable. Commander Ivan
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Victims of abuse in care are calling for a financial compensation scheme, with contributions from residential care providers, local authorities and religious orders as the “responsible” parties. A review group
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Twelve men have appeared in court charged with offences relating to the alleged sexual exploitation of children in Huddersfield. The hearings at the West Yorkshire town’s magistrates court (pictured) on
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A 25-year-old mother convicted of allowing the manslaughter of her infant son at the hands of his father has been jailed for 18 months. Laura Davies (pictured) was told she
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Residential establishments run by three male religious orders will be examined by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry in a phase of public hearings announced to begin in summer next year.
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